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  • Taxpayers are pawns in governor’s plan

       Gov. Jon Corzine last month warned nearly 150 mayors assembled at the state house that unless his 800 percent toll increase plan is approved, there will not be enough money to fund property tax relief in this year’s budget.    The governor’s threat, which is tantamount to political extortion, is confirmation of the Corzine Administration’s failure…

  • LHS swats Hornets

    ICE HOCKEY By Tim Falls, Sports Editor    The Lawrence High School Ice Hockey coach Andy Borowsky couldn’t have asked for a better first period against Hamilton on Monday night.    ”The first period was amazing,” said Borowsky. We came out and did everything we wanted to do. We played how we wanted to play every period…

  • Forrestal finds developer for proposed research center

    by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    Plans for a new science research complex along Route 1 in South Brunswick are moving forward as Princeton Forrestal says it has agreed to a contract for the development of the center with a private firm.    The 156-acre site is part of a 488-acre parcel purchased in 1986 by Princeton…

  • Corzine pitches toll plan at meeting

    by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    Gov. Jon Corzine says alternatives to raising tolls on the state’s toll roads are more extreme than New Jersey residents will be willing to bear.    The governor, who was greeted by a mix of boos and cheers, told a town hall meeting in East Brunswick on Sunday that the only…

  • Martha Parrish

       HILLSBOROUGH — Martha Ellen Parrish died on Feb. 7 in Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. She was 85.    She was born and raised in West Virginia and settled in Hillsborough 59 years ago.    Mrs. Parrish worked for RCA Corporation in Bridgewater for over 35 years.    Her husband, Robert Parrish, died in 1965.    Surviving are her…

  • Kitchen-related events set Saturday

    DOWN ON THE FARM    Who, nowadays, wants a kitchen equipped with a woodburning stove, a churn to make butter, a safe for keeping pies … and a tin-lined sink with a faucet that runs when you pump it? Howell Farm does. And invites the public to see how it works on Feb. 16.    The circa-1900…

  • Students making a difference

    by Davy James, Staff Writer    The passage of 10 seconds is a brief moment in time that can seem inconsequential as a day comes to an end.    However, motivational speaker Bobby Petrocelli came to South Brunswick High School on Jan. 30 and told students how much life can change in that short amount of time…

  • Spring start for upgrades to rec center

    by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    The Township Council awarded a contract Monday to Cypreco Industries, of Neptune, for improvements to the Community Center in Woodlot Park.    The construction will cost $1.46 million. Councilman Joe Camarota said that construction should begin in May, and he expects the project to be complete by October.    ”We are anxious…

  • Now the real fun begins for Vikes

    After some down years, post-season looks promising By Michael Holcombe, Sports Writer    The second season for South Brunswick’s ice hockey team will be begin next week with Kelly Cup playoffs followed closely by the state tournament.    It’s the time of year when the Vikings will need to be skating their best and they prepared last…